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Population in Belarus
9 349 645
people
As of December 1, 2024 the population (permanent residents) in Belarus is 9 349 645 people, including children under the age of 6 - 937 302 people, teenagers (schoolchildren) aged 7 to 17 years - 1 100 921 people, young people from 18 to 29 years old - 1 124 295 people, adults aged 30 to 60 years - 4 018 010 people, elderly people over 60 years old - 2 038 223 people, and the centenarians in Belarus over 80 years old - 130 895 people.
Population size in Belarus by age groups
| Children under 6 years old | 937 302 / 10.03% |
| Teenagers from 7 to 17 | 1 100 921 / 11.78% |
| Young people from 18 to 29 | 1 124 295 / 12.03% |
| Adults from 30 to 59 | 4 018 010 / 42.98% |
| Elderly over 60 | 2 038 223 / 21.8% |
| Centenarians over 80 | 130 895 / 1.4% |
Gender composition of the population in Belarus
Total in Belarus permanent residents 4 637 424 men (49.6%) and 4 712 221 women (50.4%).
| Age | Men | Women | Percentage of women |
| 0 – 4 | 303 863 / 6.5% | 243 091 / 5.2% | 48.9% |
| 5 – 9 | 303 863 / 6.5% | 238 416 / 5.1% | 48.7% |
| 10 - 14 | 271 140 / 5.8% | 215 042 / 4.6% | 48.7% |
| 15 - 19 | 229 066 / 4.9% | 186 993 / 4% | 49.2% |
| 20 - 24 | 271 140 / 5.8% | 224 391 / 4.8% | 50.2% |
| 25 - 29 | 402 035 / 8.6% | 336 587 / 7.2% | 50.1% |
| 30 - 34 | 392 685 / 8.4% | 336 587 / 7.2% | 50.6% |
| 35 - 39 | 359 961 / 7.7% | 327 238 / 7% | 52.3% |
| 40 - 44 | 331 912 / 7.1% | 308 538 / 6.6% | 52.7% |
| 45 - 49 | 303 863 / 6.5% | 285 164 / 6.1% | 53% |
| 50 - 54 | 345 937 / 7.4% | 345 937 / 7.4% | 54.8% |
| 55 - 59 | 364 636 / 7.8% | 397 360 / 8.5% | 56.7% |
| 60 - 64 | 303 863 / 6.5% | 355 287 / 7.6% | 58.5% |
| 65 - 69 | 210 367 / 4.5% | 280 489 / 6% | 61.6% |
| 70 - 74 | 88 822 / 1.9% | 149 594 / 3.2% | 67% |
| 75 - 79 | 112 196 / 2.4% | 233 741 / 5% | 71.2% |
| 80+ | 79 472 / 1.7% | 210 367 / 4.5% | 76.4% |
Education level
Education level of residents in Belarus: have higher education 23.1% (2 159 768 people), incomplete higher education — 2.5% (233 741 people), secondary vocational — 36.1% (3 375 222 people), 11 classes — 16.1% (1 505 293 people), 9 classes — 9.1% (850 818 people), 5 classes — 7.8% (729 272 people), have no education — 0.8% (74 797 people), illiterate — 0.2% (18 699 people).
| Higher education | 2 159 768 / 23.1% |
| Incomplete higher | 233 741 / 2.5% |
| Secondary vocational | 3 375 222 / 36.1% |
| Elementary school | 1 505 293 / 16.1% |
| Middle school | 850 818 / 9.1% |
| High school | 729 272 / 7.8% |
| Without education | 74 797 / 0.8% |
| Illiterate | 18 699 / 0.2% |
Employment, unemployment and pensioners in Belarus
Total in Belarus the number of officially employed population is 6 526 052 people (69.8%), pensioners 2 524 404 people (27%), a officially registered and registered unemployed 18 699 people (0.2%).
| Employed population | 6 526 052 / 69.8% |
| Unemployed | 18 699 / 0.2% |
| Pensioners | 2 524 404 / 27% |
Disability
Total in Belarus have a disability 741 427 people, what constitutes 7.93% from the entire population. Disabled of the group I are 100 041 (1.07.%), disabled of the group II are 310 408 (3.32.%), disabled of the group III are 296 384 (3.17.%), disabled children 34 594 (0.37.%).
| Total disabled | 741 427 / 7.93% |
| Disabled of the group I | 100 041 / 1.07% |
| Disabled of the group II | 310 408 / 3.32% |
| Disabled of the group III | 296 384 / 3.17% |
| Disabled children | 34 594 / 0.37% |